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Billion-dollar deal: Uber bets on Rivian's autonomous R2 robotaxis
Uber and Rivian are driving the development of a large-scale robotaxi fleet. As both companies announced on March 19, 2026, they are to introduce in a first phase 10,000 fully autonomous vehicles of the R2 type. Commercial deployment is planned to begin in 2028, initially in San Francisco and Miami. By 2031, the fleet is to be expanded to 25 cities in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Multi-billion-dollar investment planned by 2031
According to the companies, Uber intends to invest up to $1.25 billion in the manufacturer by 2031. The payments are tied to the achievement of defined milestones in the development of autonomous driving systems. An initial investment of $300 million is planned following contract signing, but is subject to regulatory approvals.
The planned vehicles are to be marketed exclusively through Uber's platform. In addition to the initially planned 10,000 units, from 2030 there is the option to negotiate the purchase of up to 40,000 additional autonomous vehicles.
Scaling to three continents
If the agreed technical targets are met, by the end of 2031 several thousand unmanned vehicles should be in operation in a total of 25 cities. In addition to the US market, Canada and Europe are also planned as deployment regions.
Third generation of the autonomy platform
As early as December 2025, Rivian had unveiled the third generation of its autonomy platform. According to the company, at the market launch of the 'R2' at the end of 2026 it is expected to offer a powerful combination of sensors and computing power. The system includes 11 cameras with a total of 65 megapixels, five radar sensors, as well as a LiDAR system.
The platform is powered by two in-house RAP1 chips with AI compute performance of 1,600 TOPS. The vehicles are expected to continuously collect data from all installed sensors, including three-dimensional LiDAR point clouds, to support the further development of data-driven AI systems. (Source: Rivian)
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